BBC moves to file-sharing sites. Hundreds of episodes of BBC programmes will be made available on a file-sharing network for the first time, the corporation has announced.
The move follows a deal between the commercial arm of the organisation, BBC Worldwide, and technology firm Azureus. The agreement means that users of Azureus' Zudeo software in the US can download titles such as Little Britain. Until now, most BBC programmes found on peer-to-peer file-sharing networks have been illegal copies. Beth Clearfield, vice president of programme management and digital media at BBC Worldwide, said that the agreement was part of a drive to reach the largest audience possible. "We are very excited to partner with Azureus and make our content available through this revolutionary distribution model," she said. High definition Azureus is best known for developing a BitTorrent client, or program, that allows large media files to be easily shared over the internet. Legal services. Web Developer's Handbook: developing web-sites, exploring imagination. User Experience Design.
June 21, 2004 I've been practicing information architecture since 1994, and from Gopher to Google have seen dramatic changes in the landscape of organization, search and retrieval.
Through these ten tempestuous years, I've found the infamous three circle diagram to be a great tool for explaining how and why we must strike a unique balance on each project between business goals and context, user needs and behavior, and the available mix of content. Figure 1. The Three Circles of Information Architecture While this diagram was conceived with IA in mind, it's equally useful for explaining UX.
Facets of the User Experience When I broadened my interest from IA to UX, I found the need for a new diagram to illustrate the facets of user experience - especially to help clients understand why they must move beyond usability - and so with a little help from my friends developed the user experience honeycomb. Figure 2. Here's how I explain each facet or quality of the user experience: Useful. A Big Hive. Domain Name [Gandi] - Registration and Transfert. VeriSign Whois Search - .com .net .edu Whois from VeriSign, Inc. Verisign’s Whois tool allows users to look up records in the registry database for all registered .com, .net, .name, .cc, .tv, .edu and .jobs domains names.
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